Paco Cabezas (born January 11, 1978) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Appeared, Rage and Mr. Right.
Paco Cabezas | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1978 Seville, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television director and screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Career
editIn 2007, Cabezas wrote and directed Spanish language horror film The Appeared, following that, in 2008, he wrote the screenplay for the Spanish horror comedy film Sexykiller.[1] In 2009, he wrote the script for the comedy film Spanish Movie. In 2010, he wrote the script for the romantic drama Bon Appétit and also wrote and directed action comedy film Neon Flesh.[1]
In 2014, Cabezas directed and wrote the first ceremony of the Feroz Awards. He also directed action-crime film Rage starring Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, and Danny Glover.[1] Scripted by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, the film was released on May 9, 2014 by Image Entertainment, and it was Cabezas' American debut film.[2][1]
In 2015, Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film Mr. Right based on the script by Max Landis.[3] The film starred Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and RZA. The film got the closing night premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Invasión Travesti | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | The Appeared | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Sexykiller | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Spanish Movie | No | Yes | |
| 2010 | Bon Appétit | No | Yes | |
| 2010 | Neon Flesh | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Rage | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | Mr. Right | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | Bye | Yes | No |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Neon Flesh | No | Yes | Supervising | Writer, supervising producer (36 episodes)[5] |
| 2005–2006 | Bones | No | Yes | Yes | Writer (3 episodes), producer (21 episodes)[6] |
| 2014 | I Premios Feroz | Yes | Yes | No | TV special |
| 2016–2019 | Penny Dreadful | Yes | No | No | TV special |
| 2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017–2018 | Into the Badlands | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | The Strain | Yes | No | No | |
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | The Alienist | Yes | No | No | |
| 2019 | Deadly Class | Yes | No | No | |
| 2019 | American Gods | Yes | No | No | |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | In From the Cold | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | The Umbrella Academy | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | The Gypsy Bride | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | The Purple Network | Yes | Executive | Also creator |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ikenberg, Tamara (July 10, 2013). "'Tokarev's secret weapon: daring director Paco Cabezas". Press-Register. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Cannes: Image Entertainment Acquires Nicolas Cage Thriller 'Tokarev'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (October 8, 2011). "Cabezas to helm 'Mr. Right'". variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 18, 2015). "Paco Cabeza's 'Mr. Right' To Close Toronto; 'Our Brand Is Crisis', 'Truth' Also Slotted". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ McCormack, Kim. "Content Upload" (PDF). iatse411.ca. Iatse Local 411 (Ontario).
- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (May 1, 2007). TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1557836847.
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External links
edit- Paco Cabezas at IMDb